Resilience defined is The Boston Red Sox winning the World Series at home for the first time since the early 1900's. And more significantly, Boston bombing survivor, 7 year old Jane Richard walking out to sing the national anthem after losing her leg and her older brother, Martin.

Even arch rivals of the Red Sox would acknowledge that Boston winning the World Series, giving the city a well earned reason to smile, is a fitting way to cross a finish line once marred by tragedy and now marked by triumph over it.

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